CVE-2018-1000006

Summary

CVECVE-2018-1000006
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-01-24 23:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:51:00 UTC
DescriptionGitHub Electron versions 1.8.2-beta.3 and earlier, 1.7.10 and earlier, 1.6.15 and earlier has a vulnerability in the protocol handler, specifically Electron apps running on Windows 10, 7 or 2008 that register custom protocol handlers can be tricked in arbitrary command execution if the user clicks on a specially crafted URL. This has been fixed in versions 1.8.2-beta.4, 1.7.11, and 1.6.16.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-78

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Atom Electron 1.8.2 beta1 All All
Application Atom Electron 1.8.2 beta2 All All
Application Atom Electron 1.8.2 beta3 All All
Application Atom Electron 1.8.2 beta1 All All
Application Atom Electron 1.8.2 beta2 All All
Application Atom Electron 1.8.2 beta3 All All
Application Atom Electron All All All All
Application Atom Electron All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Exodus Wallet (ElectronJS Framework) - Remote Code Execution - Windows remote Exploit EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Protocol Handler Vulnerability Fix | Electron Blog CONFIRM electronjs.org Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
Release electron v1.8.2-beta.4 · electron/electron · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
Exploiting Electron RCE in Exodus wallet – wflki – Medium MISC medium.com Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Exodus Wallet (ElectronJS Framework) - Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) - Windows remote Exploit EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com
Exploiting Electron RCE in Exodus wallet – wflki – Medium medium.com
Electron CVE-2018-1000006 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 982325 Nodejs (npm) Security Update for electron (GHSA-w222-53c6-c86p)
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